You know, I started wondering: when is it appropriate to frag the B-day girl? Given that she’s playing with her peers, you should refrain from taking the shot until her friends start letting her win too obviously, too. Which won’t happen until she’s older, and if she gets too old, she might not want something as kiddy as a Unicorn Deathmatch theme at her party…
It’s probably a narrow window, and you could only get an idea that it’s open if you’re a close acquaintance, so a professional Birthday Unicorn should default to no-frag. Sometimes the gut reaction is the correct one, Baron Mistycorn! We have so much to learn from you!
WHEN would depend on a) the age and maturity of said birthday girl, b) the stakes being wagered (assuming age 18+), and whether or not this is a game or some sort of life and death zombie apocalypse (the bad kind).
Judging by the cuddly animal on the right side of the screen (panel one), and the sort of explosion-shaped blob on the left side, I’d guess they’re playing “frag the birthday girl.”
Going by the dialog, I’d say some kind of online multilayer FPS/TPS. The screen image looks like a tournament fighter game (FPS/TPS would be in splitscreen, and the UI elements wouldn’t be as visible), but the dialog is more “solid”, for lack of a better term, so I’m gonna say that’s a lobby screen rather than actual gameplay.
(TUNE: “Carolina In The Morning”, Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn)
Fightin’ games I’m sharin’
With my brand-new fav’rite, Baron
Mistycorn, dude!
On the goal, he’s dead-set!
And he somehow got his headset
‘Round his horn, dude!
Work a birthday party,
Like the others did!
If this guy is smart, he
Will not frag the kid!
He’ll be working steady
With the little girls, he’s ready
And he’s willing!
He won’t harm the kiddie, oh,
He’ll stick to games of video
For killing!
Just one thing annoys him on this Internet game …
Mother-loving camper who is totally lame!
Seven words, he’s airin’!
He’s my brand-new fav’rite, Baron
Mistycorn, dude!
He’s a sapient piece of Audio-Animatronics. I imagine his land holdings are in fact fictitious, If he thought he profit off them that would open up an entirely different can of worms. Now I’m imagining some mental asylum somewhere for such people, are you going to tell the 20 foot firebreathing robot dragon that his horde consists of one piece of colored plastic?
I’d actually think the cobras would do great birthday parties…..I mean, yeah, they can’t blow up balloon animals and the like….but just think of their adorable little faces. And the hugs. They’d be perfect.
….plus, you know, the little buggers will take some casualties if they try gnawing them to death/skipping with ’em. The kids. Not the cobras.
I’m curious about whom Nick’s original favorite Whimsey character was.
Surely you mean “most hated Whimsey character”?
You know, I started wondering: when is it appropriate to frag the B-day girl? Given that she’s playing with her peers, you should refrain from taking the shot until her friends start letting her win too obviously, too. Which won’t happen until she’s older, and if she gets too old, she might not want something as kiddy as a Unicorn Deathmatch theme at her party…
It’s probably a narrow window, and you could only get an idea that it’s open if you’re a close acquaintance, so a professional Birthday Unicorn should default to no-frag. Sometimes the gut reaction is the correct one, Baron Mistycorn! We have so much to learn from you!
Jonathan Fisher
NO ONE is too old for unicorn deathmatch.
Perhaps, but I do think that I’m too old for unicorn leap-frogging.
WHEN would depend on a) the age and maturity of said birthday girl, b) the stakes being wagered (assuming age 18+), and whether or not this is a game or some sort of life and death zombie apocalypse (the bad kind).
What _are_ they playing?
Tetris.
Violent Tetris.
Judging by the cuddly animal on the right side of the screen (panel one), and the sort of explosion-shaped blob on the left side, I’d guess they’re playing “frag the birthday girl.”
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Going by the dialog, I’d say some kind of online multilayer FPS/TPS. The screen image looks like a tournament fighter game (FPS/TPS would be in splitscreen, and the UI elements wouldn’t be as visible), but the dialog is more “solid”, for lack of a better term, so I’m gonna say that’s a lobby screen rather than actual gameplay.
He mentioned fraging and a red team camper, I’m guessing he’s having trouble with a sniper in TF2
Could also be Halo of some variety.
A friend of mine works as a musician/storyteller for kids, and he absolutely refuses to do birthday parties because of horror stories he’s heard.
:-0 — A sudden reminder that the wrongswear filter is a Nick thing, not a feature of the stripworld….
Jacob: Also check out Tales of a Birthday Party Princess”. With cartoons, even!
Yeah, it bothered me seeing “mother loving”, too. It’s just so out of place in the scene.
I think Mental Mouse is referring to how Baron Mistycorn says “whore”
Ohh, this is going to be gooood.
Problem is, the only people to appreciate the unicorn are the ones who do not have small girls. Kinda limits the customer base.
(TUNE: “Carolina In The Morning”, Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn)
Fightin’ games I’m sharin’
With my brand-new fav’rite, Baron
Mistycorn, dude!
On the goal, he’s dead-set!
And he somehow got his headset
‘Round his horn, dude!
Work a birthday party,
Like the others did!
If this guy is smart, he
Will not frag the kid!
He’ll be working steady
With the little girls, he’s ready
And he’s willing!
He won’t harm the kiddie, oh,
He’ll stick to games of video
For killing!
Just one thing annoys him on this Internet game …
Mother-loving camper who is totally lame!
Seven words, he’s airin’!
He’s my brand-new fav’rite, Baron
Mistycorn, dude!
If he’s a baron, shouldn’t he be able to make money off of his land holdings? I mean he’s not an earl or anything, but he’s still a nobleman.
He could be a robber sort of baron.
He’s a sapient piece of Audio-Animatronics. I imagine his land holdings are in fact fictitious, If he thought he profit off them that would open up an entirely different can of worms. Now I’m imagining some mental asylum somewhere for such people, are you going to tell the 20 foot firebreathing robot dragon that his horde consists of one piece of colored plastic?
Y’know… I hate myself for doing this ‘cos I know it’s rude, but this is a fingernails-on-a-chalboard thing for me.
PLEASE, I beg you! learn the difference between “hoard” and “horde!”
….and karma strikes me down. Yep, that’s “Karma,” with the ‘k’ I left out of ‘chalkboard’.
I’d actually think the cobras would do great birthday parties…..I mean, yeah, they can’t blow up balloon animals and the like….but just think of their adorable little faces. And the hugs. They’d be perfect.
….plus, you know, the little buggers will take some casualties if they try gnawing them to death/skipping with ’em. The kids. Not the cobras.